It marked a departure of her previous material by exploring new sounds and collaborating with producers Mike Hedges and Sally Herbert after twenty years of continuous work with Frank Peterson.
Brightman, who had intended to launch on a future orbital spaceflight mission to the International Space Station, had halted her Cosmonaut training in Russia, which left her feeling vulnerable and depleted.
After some time in Florida, Brightman and Peterson decided to start a new musical project, embracing an uplifting and optimistic sound.
On 3 January 2017, Sarah's official Facebook page uploaded a photo of the singer working alongside longtime producer Frank Peterson.
On 23 February 2017, Peterson uploaded a photo on his Facebook page, revealing that recording sessions were taking place at Village Studios.
On 9 March 2017 a photo of Sarah accompanied by the Spirit of David Choir in a studio at Los Angeles was uploaded to her website and media.
[12] Brightman's studio recording had to be paused due to her participation at the co-headlining concert tour with Gregorian and other guests' Royal Christmas Gala, during the months of November and December 2017.
[14] The recording process took place in a total of seven cities: Hamburg, Miami, London, Vancouver, Los Angeles, New York and Budapest.
During a telephone interview with Brazilian journal Destak, Brightman said the album's sound would have similarities with her first solo material, Timeless (1997) and Eden (1998), thus indicating a classical and operatic approach.
On that same interview Brightman told that the concept of the album centered around achieving a sense of security and optimism in middle of a dystopian world.
The release also encompasses songs by such modern composers as Eric Whitacre ("Fly To Paradise"), Japanese musician and songwriter Yoshiki ("Miracle"), and German DJ Paul Kalkbrenner ("Sky and Sand").
On 17 May 2017, Sarah re-launched a community forum for fans after several years of absence, in which the album's title was announced, along the caption "Fall 2018", stating a possible release date.
[28] On 20 August 2018, the Brazilian journal Gazeta do Povo published an interview of Brightman, were it stated that the album would be released in the month of October.
[32] The promotion campaign of the album started on 26 September in New York City where Brightman made an interview with Build series.
[40] The concert took place on 21 September at the Musiktheater Füssen and included special guests such as Mario Frangoulis, Vincent Niclo, Narcis and Yoshiki.